January 2007 Gambel's Tales Newsletter Sonoran Audubon Society

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January, 2007

The Newsletter of the Sonoran Audubon Society

Volume 8 Issue 5

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At our next meeting….Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 7 p.m.

Catherine, the Herb Lady presents “BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES and BUFFETS”

Feast your eyes on edible landscaping in your garden,while providing food for the birds, bees, butterfliesand your family!

With the abundance of beautiful and edible plants, it ispossible to provide your families' gardens with non-toxic, useful plants, year-round.

Catherine “The Herb Lady” Crowley

Successfully planting edibles in the desert is mostlyabout timing. Catherine, The Herb Lady, will discussplanting conditions, times and varieties to provide abuffet for everyone .

"The Herb Lady" has been gardening for over 30years, but almost two decades ago she turned to herbsto fill the flavor void left by family considerations of

low fat and low salt, which equaled--no taste. Sincethe mid-90s, she has been extensively gardening inher "laboratory" in the far east Valley of the Sun.

Her book - "Edible Landscaping in the Desert South-west: Wheelbarrow to Plate" expanded on the con-cept of edible landscaping to include fruits and vege-tables along with the herbs and edible flowers, allwith an easy to follow month-by-month calendar,garden tips and, of course, recipes.

Her new cookbook "101+ Recipes from The HerbLady" is now out with over 150 recipes and tips,facts and history of edible herbs and their uses.

The Herb Lady's column appears the fourth Saturdayof the month in the online edition of the East ValleyTribune.

What’s Happening in our Chapter?By George Wall, Editor

The Sonoran Audubon Society board meeting con-vened at 7 p.m. on December 6, 2006. Here are someof the items discussed by board members BobMcCormick, Karen LaFrance, Chuck and LorettaRichards, Suzanne Cash, Dick Fogle, Alvin and Ar-lene Scheuer, Andrée Tarby, George Wall andDaniela Yellan. Ian Jeffrey attended as a guest.

1. The first order of business were the committeereports.

A. Field Trip: There were a couple of changesto field trips. The trip to Pinetop-Lakeside was de-leted and a Tres Rios trip was added.

B. Membership: There are currently 593 on themembership list. Since last update, 63 were droppedand 27 new members were added.

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SAS Web Site: www.sonoranaudubon.org Arizona Audubon Web Site: www.az.audubon.org Friends of Audubon Arizona Web Site:www.friendsofaudubonarizona.org

Join the National Audubon SocietyNew adult or family membership: $20.00

Seniors and students: $15.00

Renewal fee for seniors and students: $15.00

These fees cover membership in the National Audubon Soci-ety and a subscription to Audubon magazine. An applicationform for National membership may be obtained from thechapter at the regular meeting or by contacting<[email protected]>.

Each year all National members in the Sonoran Audubonchapter area receive the September Gambel’s Tales that de-scribes major chapter activities for the year. All monthlyissues of Gambel’s Tales may be obtained free from the chap-ter website <www.sonoranaudubon.org> or by mail for$10.00 per year. If you wish to get the newsletter by mail orto be notified when a new issue is placed on the website,please contact [email protected] or by mail to:Sonoran Audubon Society, P O Box 8068, Glendale, AZ85312-8068. For Information or questions call 623-939-6181.

Sonoran Audubon Society Officers, Board Mem-bers and Committee Contacts:

Officers

President: Robert McCormick [email protected] Vice President: Karen LaFrance [email protected] Treasurer: Loretta Richards [email protected] Secretary: Anne Durning [email protected]

Board Members— Directors at Large

Suzanne Cash 602-942-0727 [email protected] Dick Fogle 623-584-3922 [email protected] Chuck Richards [email protected] Alvin & Arlene Scheuer [email protected] Andrée Tarby 480-948-1074 [email protected] George Wall 623-875-7057 [email protected] Daniela Yellan [email protected]

Committees

Programs: Daniela Yellan [email protected]

Education:

Field Trips: Donna Smith [email protected]

Finance Treasurer: Loretta Richards 623-594-6554 [email protected]

Hospitality: Tom Lazzelle [email protected] and Charles Kangas 623-931-6677 [email protected]

Publicity: Karen LaFrance [email protected]

Membership: Charles Kangas [email protected]

Newsletter : George Wall [email protected]

Conservation: Tom Lazzelle [email protected] & Karen LaFrance [email protected]

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(Continued from Page 1)What’s Happening in our Chapter?

C. Conservation: Chuck Richards reported onthe Agua Fria watershed meeting. A study on waterpollution on the Verde Watershed has been completedby ASU scientists. 18 people attended including the

new BLM manager for the monument.D. Program: Daniela Yellan reported that all

programs are scheduled through May.

F. Finance: Loretta Richards reported that oursales of calendars was at $239 (cost was $200). Theyear’s report has been submitted to the NationalAudubon Society; so our dues share should be forth-coming. Insurance has been paid for the coming year.

2. Here are a few of the other items discussed at theboard meeting:

A. We need to push the calendars until afterChristmas. At that time, any remaining calendarsshould be given to other organizations and places likeassisted living homes.

B. The Board Retreat is scheduled for January 20,2007, at Horseshoe Ranch. All members interestedin making input and suggestions are invited . Therewill be some birding prior to the retreat.

C. Bob McCormick is almost done with the IBAReport for Game and Fish. He’s just awaiting a coupleof maps and pictures. IBA counts for 2007 begin in

January.—————————————————————

Dick Fogle presided at the regular monthly member-ship meeting held on December 13, 2006. Patrick Gra-ham, our guest speaker, enlightened us on some of thehappenings around Arizona concerning conservationof water and resources and how the Nature Conser-vancy is working towards those goals. We were alsoshown a short film on the Verde River.

The Christmas Bird Count was talked up as someareas still needed monitors.

The members survey was discussed. These surveyswill be used at the Board Retreat on January 20, 2007.Hopefully, we’ll get some help on some of the com-mittees and some new ideas.

Again, we had a very low turnout of about 25 mem-bers. Dick Fogle stressed the importance of meetingattendance and suggested we bring a friend to the nextmeeting. We did have one guest—Mary Ann Wil-liams.

Rio Salado IBA TrainingBy George Wall

There were training sessions for IBA monitoringfor the Rio Salado Riparian Habitat on December8-9, 2006. The sessions were given by ScottWilbur, Arizona Important Bird Areas Program

Conservation Biologist with Tucson Audubon;Tice Supplee, Director of Bird Conservation forAudubon Arizona and Heather Watson, NaturalResource Manager City of Phoenix Parks andRecreation Department Natural Resources Divi-sion Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Project.

The first day’s training was held at the NorthMountain Visitor Center. Approximately 20 vol-unteers were shown through slide presentationsand examples on how to conduct IBA TransectSurveys, IBA Census Surveys, IBA Point Countsand how to fill out the forms involved.

On the second day, the class met at the RioSalado Riparian Habitat parking lot early in themorning. They were paired off and sent to differ-ent areas to use the information learned in classand to actually perform the tasks required of IBAsurveyors.

During the course of the morning, there werequite a few bird sightings including a EurasianCollared Dove, a Harrier Hawk and a VirginiaRail.

Everyone involved seemed pleased with the re-sults. The actual monitoring of the Rio Salado

Riparian Habitat will begin in earnest starting inJanuary, 2007, by the volunteers.

Rio Salado Riparian PreservePhoto by George Wall

The Sonoran Audubon Society members whoattended the training were Dick Fogle, Frank In-sana, Tom Lazzelle, Rich Schooler, Diane Stuart,Andrée Tarby, George Wall and Daniela Yellan.




IBA - Agua Fria National MonumentRiparian CorridorsBy Tice Supplee

Sonoran Audubon Society volunteers Bob McCor-mick, Chuck and Loretta Richards, George Wall andDick Fogle all helped on the transects at HorseshoeRanch on the Agua Fria River and Sycamore Creek near the EZ Ranch outside of Cordes Lakes. Theriparian habitat below the ford on Bloody BasinRoad is looking really good and the bird diversityseems to support that this is a healthy riparianstream. Besides Lazuli Buntings, Summer Tanagers,Bell’s Vireos and Yellow Warblers this section of the river had Western Yellow-billed Cuckoos andBlue Grosbeaks after the start of the monsoon. TheSycamore Creek transect is higher in elevation anddid not get the same abundance or diversity of birdspecies.

Tice Supplee and Chuck and Loretta Richards alsoconducted Area Search Surveys on Perry Mesa in thegrasslands. Our most interesting trip was last springwhen there was a warbler “fall-out” in the bloomingacacia and mesquite. The Cassin’s Sparrows docu-mented in 2005 did not return to breed this year.

Chuck & Loretta RichardsPhoto by Tice Supplee

Tice Supplee went in the field on Saturday, Decem-ber 16 th with Tom Hildebrandt, Roger Joos and TimFlood of the Arizona Riparian Council and ScottJones with Friends of the Agua Fria NM. Our pur-

pose was to show the ARC folks where the two tran-sects are located and see if they can develop a vege-tation monitoring protocol for the riparian habitatsthat can compliment the SAS bird survey efforts.The next step will be for ARC and SAS to meet withthe BLM and discuss what will most help them inmonitoring the health of the riparian vegetation.They agreed that the segment of the Agua Fria Riverwhere we are surveying is in a good functional con-

dition with a lot of positive evidence of a healthystream. They were concerned about SycamoreCreek (as is the SAS survey team) and worry thatthe frequent severe flash floods have left this streamin a raw condition. The severity of the floods wouldindicate that the watershed for Sycamore Creek is inless than ideal conditions. The partnership with theArizona Riparian Council is exciting news and we

hope that they will be able to help us on other IBAsonce the methods are established at Agua Fria NM.

The first year of the Gila River surveys has beencompleted. We need more volunteers to help coverall our survey points. The formats are to surveyfrom hilltop vantage points in the evening once amonth from January through May or to census se-lected open water locations in the mornings. Wechose the evening for the hilltop surveys because itis easier to count the birds as they come in to roostfor the night and there is less flying up and downriver, yielding a more accurate count. Our vantage

points are Monument Hill behind the PIR and B&MWildlife Area (we need volunteers for this spot), thepeak behind Jackie Meck’s Lake –Bob McCormick is the leader for this site (we may change this to acensus survey of the lake itself), Robbins Butte –Andrée Tarby is the leader for this site, ArlingtonWA (we need volunteers for this site), Tres RiosHayfields-Daniela Yellan is the leader for this site.

Please contact Tice Supplee at 602-380-3722 [email protected] if you want to help with theIBA surveys at Agua Fria NM or on the Gila River.

Phoenix Tres Rios Christmas CountBy Daniela Yellan

On Tuesday, December 19, more than 50 volun-teers helped with the 6 th year of this CBC. Thisyear, I worked hand in hand with Dave Powell, whoso graciously agreed to take over as chief compiler.

Because Dave is new to the Phoenix area, manypeople, including Troy Corman, Kurt Radamakerand I introduced Dave to the count area in the West-ern Valley. Because Dave had not yet met many of the members of the birding community, my primarycontribution this year included soliciting, contact-ing, and coordinating the eleven area leaders andteams. Of course I also assisted Dave in other areasas needed.





ANWR

Published: November 27, 2006

Anchorage Daily News

FAIRBANKS -- Drilling in the Arctic National Wild-life Refuge will probably face heavy opposition in thenew Democrat-controlled Congress, that is, if it's even

considered at all.

With Democrats in charge, oil drilling in the refuge,which Stevens has championed for decades, will notbe seriously considered for at least the next two years,according to congressional observers.

National environmental groups noted that drilling inANWR has been effectively stopped. Some drillingsupporters, like California Republican Rep. RichardPombo, the House Resources Committee chairman,were defeated.

Mike Daulton, the National Audubon Society's con-servation policy director, said however, that his groupand others will be working to protect the Teshekpuk Lake area in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Some say the Democratic majority, however, won't beable to pass an ANWR wilderness protection bill, justas the Republican majority proved too slim to openthe refuge to drilling.

"The procedural protections that were available to

people that opposed ANWR development are nowavailable to the people that support ANWR develop-ment," said John Katz, director of Gov. Frank Murkowski's office in Washington, D.C.

Democrats opposed to drilling have relied heavily onthose procedural protections. Although Republicanscontrolled Congress and the executive office duringthe past six years, ANWR leasing legislation lan-guished in part because Democratic senators mounteda successful filibuster and Republicans couldn't roundup the 60 votes needed to overcome it.

Katz said the state should not give up pushing fordrilling and, for now, could at least keep the issuealive through what he called a "low-level educationcampaign."

"We want members of Congress to be educated aboutthe importance of ANWR in the nation's domesticenergy policy," Katz said. "Second, we want to have a

(Continued from Page 5)PhoenixTres Rios Christmas Count

Early on, Barbara Meding volunteered to find arestaurant which would accommodate a sizablegroup in a separate room, was willing to be flexi-ble as to when and how dinner would be served,and provide separate checks. She made an excel-lent choice for the compilation dinner with

Arturo’s in Goodyear. Kudos to the staff at thisfine Mexican restaurant for providing the approxi-mately forty hungry and tired birders with wonder-ful food and service!

Although it remained quite chilly all day and thewind picked up off and on, the predicted rain nevercame, providing good birding conditions most of the day.

In spite of the very obvious ‘encroachment’ of civilization in the Count Circle, unofficially, 143different species were identified and counted,

about the same as in previous years. Rarities in-cluded a Rufous- backed Robin, Black-and-whiteWarbler, a possible MacGillivray’s Warbler, andRough-legged Hawk. Raptors were abound andincluded Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon, Merlin,and White-tailed Kite. One of the groups actuallycounted 15 Greater Roadrunners; another groupsaw four Ferruginous Hawks sitting in one fieldonly a few hundred feet apart.

A special thanks goes to some of the staff at theTres Rios Wastewater Treatment Plant and Con-structed Wetlands: Ron Elkins, Operations andMaintenance Supervisor, Debbi Radford, TresRios Project Coordinator, and Herb Benson, TresRios Wetlands Operator, who spent about threehours giving the Area 1 team an extensive tour of the plant and surrounding area.

White-tailed KitePhoto by Greg Clark




BIRDING SPOTSBy George Wall

This is the fourth in a series about birding spots in andaround our area.

Gilbert Water Ranch Riparian Preserve

I first visited this birding spot on September 15, 2000,and to be honest, I wasn’t impressed. At that time,there was just a small pond and a short trail. We fin-ished up our birding trip in an hour. Three of us,Dwayne Fink, Marshall Esty and I saw only 27 speciesof birds; however, I did get a lifer that morning—aMacGillivray’s Warbler. This was great for me as Ihad only been birding for a year.

My, how things have changed since then. This is nowone of the “Hot” birding sites in the area. Constantlynew birds are showing up there during the year. Birdslike the Groove-billed Ani, Thick-billed Kingbird, Har-ris’s Sparrow, Streak-backed Oriole and many more.Their list of 150 species I’m sure has expanded.

Harris’s SparrowPhoto taken by Dick Fogle at Gilbert Water Ranch

What brought this development of the Water Ranchabout? Here is some of the information that I took off their website at www.reparianinstitute.org

“In 1986, the Town of Gilbert made a commitment toreuse 100% of its effluent water. The Town’s desire tocreate innovative and unique ways to combine waterresource development with open space, educational andrecreational opportunities led to the development of theRiparian Preserve. Of the 110 acres, 70 acres make upthe 7 water recharge ponds that are filled on a rotatingbasis with treated effluent and allowed to percolate intothe aquifer where it is stored for future use.

One of the ponds has a unique distribution stream thatmimics the action of an ephemeral desert stream. Anadditional lake is filled with reclaimed water, and isdesignated as an urban fishing resource through the Ari-zona Game and Fish Department.

The Preserve is organized into various vegetative zones

ranging from marshlands to native riparian and uplandvegetation areas. Over 4.5 miles of trails weave throughthe park, and there are interpretive education panels onwildlife and vegetation throughout. Viewing blinds havebeen established at various locations near the edge of several ponds to further enhance the visitor’s experi-ence. A floating boardwalk crossing the northern end of the lake allows visitors a close up view of the fish andducks on the water. Additional educational areas includean ethnobotanical garden, a paleontology dig site, anarchaeological dig site, a weather station, a scale modelsolar system, state-of-the-art observatory and a hilltopoutdoor classroom. The Preserve includes restroom fa-cilities, picnic ramadas, and a play area. “

The Riparian Institute plans to build an Education Cen-ter that will offer a focal point for every visitor to thepreserve. It will provide a source of learning and experi-ence for people of all ages. The Center will be located

just east of the intersection of Greenfield and GuadalupeRoads in the Town of Gilbert.

Here are some of the species counts, date and rarerbirds seen.

27 - September 15, 2000 - MacGillivray's Warbler51 - February 15 , 2003 - Blue-winged Teal

39 - January 21, 2004 - Peach-faced Lovebird50 - January 14, 2005 - Wilson’s Snipe51 - February 11, 2006 - Streak-backed Oriole52 - April 13, 2006 - Tropical Kingbird54 - November 18, 2006 - Harris’s Sparrow

The Gilbert Water Ranch is easy to get to as the mapshows. It is located at the corner of Greenfield and Gua-dalupe Roads and there is ample parking.




We will leave Phoenix early on Friday morning at 7a.m. from Denny’s located at Bell and I-17. A sug-gested place to stay is the Comfort Inn East, 13031Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque. Ph: 505-294-1800. If the weather is bad, Bosque del Apache will be thefall-back birding site.

*Friday, February 2, 2007Tres RiosLeader: George Wall [email protected]

The Tres Rios Constructed Wetlands Project locatedon the 91st Ave. is a haven for many bird species.The habitats include open water ponds, runningstream, marsh, desert and woodland which provide agood environment at any time of year for ducks,shorebirds, and migrating passerines.

Difficulty: 1– Morning only.

Meet at Sun Bowl parking lot on 107th Ave. just

south of Peoria Ave. in Sun City to leave at 7:00 a.m.

Saturday, February 10, 2007Sod Farms & Pecan GroveLeader: Andrée Tarby [email protected]

This trip will explore the agricultural fields and sodfarm west of I-10 and south of Casa Grande. Wewill be looking for Mountain Plover as well as win-tering raptors. This area has regularly producedfalcons and good looks at hawks.

Difficulty 1: Bring a lunch and water.

We will carpool from both the east and west sides of town and meet at 7:30 a.m. at the first Rest Area onI-10 south of Phoenix. Please contact the leader tofind out who else is going from your area.

Saturday, February 24, 2007Gilbert Water RanchLeaders: Chuck & Loretta Richards (623) [email protected]

The Gilbert Water Ranch is one of the Valley's betterwinter birding places. The ponds attract large num-bers of ducks and shorebirds. There are many com-mon permanent valley birds, plus lots of other wintermigrants. There have been a number of sighting of the female Streaked-backed Oriole again this year.You can check this out at www.birdingonthe.net andsee what else has been spotted.


Winter 2007 Field TripsAn * indicates a Birders’ Anonymous planned trip

Saturday, January 13, 2007Estrella Park & P.I.R. AreaLeader: Donna Smith [email protected]

Donna Smith and Ranger Patricia Armstrong do birdwalks every 2 nd Saturday of the month at EstrellaMountain Park. We’ll do a hike along the Gila Riverand also through the park. Last January, 61 specieswere seen.

Difficulty: 1

Meet at the Sun Bowl parking lot on 107 th Ave. just S.of Peoria Ave. in Sun City to leave at 8:30 a.m. or callthe leader for alternate meeting places. We’ll be start-ing the walk at 9 a.m. There is a $5 per car entrancefee.

*Thursday, January 18, 2007Arlington ValleyLeader: Donna Smith [email protected]

Arlington Valley, west of Phoenix with its fields,ponds, canals and wildlife areas provides a variety of habitats to search for birds. Burrow Owls, SandhillCranes, many species of shorebirds as well as raritieslike the White Ibis and White-tailed Kite may be seen.You may even see a Crested Caracara.

Difficulty: 1 – Bring a lunch.

Meet at the Sun Bowl parking lot on 107 th Ave. just S.of Peoria Ave. in Sun City to leave at 7:30 a.m. or callthe leader for alternate meeting places.

Friday-Sunday, January 26-8, 2007Alburquerque, New MexicoLeader: Andrée Tarby [email protected]

Wintering rosy finches at Sandia Crest above Albu-querque are the target species for this trip. Last yearall three species were present at the feeders aroundCrest House, the concession there. We will alsospend time at Rio Grande Nature Center State Park inAlbuquerque itself. Hopefully, we’ll see some ducks.This trip is limited to 4 cars.

Difficulty: 3 - This is because of the distances in-volved and high altitude.




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The trails are well maintained, graveled and level. Thereare picnic benches for those who wish to bring a lunch.50 plus birds are usually seen or heard on trips to thissite.

Difficulty: 1 Morning only.

Meet at Lowe's parking lot on Thunderbird just west of 83rd Ave. by the Burger King. There is lots of parkingavailable. We plan to leave at 6:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 3, 2007Robbins ButteLeader: Bob McCormick [email protected]

Robbins Butte is a Wildlife Area administered by the AZGame & Fish Dept. This area hasn’t been visited by ourgroup of birders in a long time; so it’s an unknown areaas to what we’ll find. Occasionally there are SandhillCranes and a White-tailed Kite is possible. Expect to seelots of hawks. Phil Smith, the Ranger at Robbins Buttewill be assisting on this trip.

Difficulty: 1 Morning only

Carpool will leave from Denny’s 1 block N. of I-10 onLitchfield Park Rd at 7 a.m. or meet us at the pond justeast of Robbins Butte at 7:30 a.m.. The pond is 100 feeteast of the locked gate (very easy to find).

*Thursday, March 8, 2007Granite Reef/Coon’s Bluff Leader: George Wall [email protected]

These sites on the Salt River in Tonto National Forestalways provide good habitat for ducks, herons, hawksand Bald Eagles.

The mesquite forest is home to wrens, woodpeckers,phoebes, juncos, and sparrows as well as flycatchers---even in Winter.

Difficulty: 1 Bring lunch.

Meet at Bell Recreation Center Parking Lot on HuttonDrive near corner of Boswell in Sun City to LEAVE at7:00 a.m.

Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18, 2007Tres Rios Nature & Earth Festival

It will be held on the river at B&M Wildlife Area atAvondale and Gila River (just north of PIR). More later.

Thursday, March 29, 2007The Narrows of Oak Creek CanyonLeader: Dan Bohlmann [email protected]

This is a little known section of Oak Creek that has a trailcalled the Huckaby that leaves a parking lot 1.8 miles upSchnebly Hill Road. It heads north along the east side of

the creek. This section starts out in Pine and Juniper coun-try above Oak Creek Canyon and then drops down next tothe creek where it is heavily shaded in Sycamore, Cotton-wood and Ash trees and has lots of flowing water andponds that naturally attract lots of birds. In this area I’veseen Blue Grosbeaks, Summer & Western Tanagers, War-blers, Vireos, Bullock’s Orioles, Western Bluebirds,Swallows, Lesser Goldfinches, Townsend’s Solitaires,Plain & Bridled Titmouse, Flycatchers, Black & Say’sPhoebe, Hairy Woodpecker, and Scrub Jays.

Difficulty: 2 Bring a lunch

Meet at Fry’s Electronics parking lot at the SE corner of

31st

Ave and Thunderbird. We will leave at 7:00 a.m.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007Lower Oak Creek Important Bird AreaLeader: Eleanor Campbell [email protected]

Officially designated, Lower Oak Creek Important BirdArea includes Page Springs Fish Hatchery and a birdingtrail that traverses through marshland to Oak Creek south-west of Sedona.

This riparian corridor (cottonwood/willow/sycamore and

mesquite/hackberry bosque) supports a broad diversity of bird species. Exploration of woods, ponds and grasslandat this time of year should be ornithologically rewarding.

Lucy's Warbler and Bell's Vireo breed here. Migrantssuch as Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, Olive-sidedFlycatcher and Virginia's Warbler pass through. Cavitynesting species seen here in abundance are: AmericanKestrel, Bridled Titmouse, Brown-crested Flycatcher andViolet-green Swallow. Notable rare species also occursuch as Common Black-Hawk and Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

Difficulty: 1 All Day Trip. Bring lunch, snacks, drinks.

Meet to LEAVE at 5:30 a.m. at Bell Recreation Center,corner of Hutton Dr. and Boswell Blvd., in Sun City ORat 6:00 a.m. at McDonald's just east of Rte. 17 on thenorth side of Carefree Highway (Exit 223).

Please call the leader to register and confirm meetingplace.




Calendar of Monthly Meetings…

Location: Auditorium, Glendale Public Library, 5959 West Brown Street(one block south of Peoria Ave. & 59th Ave. intersection) Time: 6:30 p.m. forsocializing and 7 p.m. for the start of the meeting and program.

January 10, 2007 Catherine, the Herb LadyFebruary 14, 2007 Sean Saville—National Outreach CoordinatorMarch 14, 2007 Rich Ockenfels—Pronghorn AntelopesApril 11, 2007 Bill Grossi—Birding in PeruMay 9, 2007 Andy Holycross—More Snakes

Other Dates of Interest January 7, 2007, 6:45 p.m. Board Meeting at Glendale Library in the small meeting room. All SASmembers welcome.

Sonoran Audubon Society

P.O. Box 8068Glendale, AZ 85312-8068

Ph: 623-939-6181

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